Excerpt from Eugenie, the Young Laundress of the Bastille, Vol. 1 of 3

Phantom, pointing to the manuscript: - C'est un bel exploit que tu viens d'accomplir! Je t'en fais mon compliment, beau sire. Et où crois-tu que tout ce galimatias-là va te mener?...

The Writer, seemingly not at his ease: - Where honest endeavours to do well generally lead those who make them.

Phantom, laughing immoderately: - Sot que tu es, avec tes bons motifs!... Ne sais-tu pas que tous les jours le monde dit une infinite d'inepties, et fait des sottises plus nombreuses encore, tout en desirant bien dire et bien faire... As-tu cette verve qu'il faut pour écrire?

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